News

From quite some time ago… Head Gardener…

and a little later…

It takes a lot of people to make this work…

Chickens

Turtles

and the rat of course…

de Britto Garden

M’Finda Kalunga Garden Entryway

BRC Entryway

Hester -Grand Park Entryway

The BRC Patio:

Conducting music

From Massimo on Social Media.

Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) / X. Engineer. Selecting and curating pictures and videos trying to awaken your sense of wonder. Science, tech, art, weather, space, the unusual around us.

Dangerous, decrepit sheds left over from MTA Construction.

Hiding spots, trash/rat infested, hide sight-lines into Park.

ConEd, MTA, DOT, 5th Pct and /or Parks – can we please get these removed?

Call 311 to file a complaint then send that number to the Community Board office:

Community Board 3, Manhattan 59 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003

Phone: 212-533-5300
Email: mn03@cb.nyc.gov
File a Complaint Online

August 29th 2025

Photos by April Xu

A look back at University Settlement’s ROAR Festival 2023:

Press Conference led by the Settlement’s CEO Melissa Aase

with Tommy Ong American Legion, K Webster Sara Roosevelt Park Community Coalition, Wellington Chen Chinatown Partnership our 5th Pct, and Faye Qiu Project Manager and Adam Black, Gabe and many others.

Above Team with former Manhattan Parks Commissioner Perez and Jamil Phillips Manhattan Deputy Chief of Operations and team.

Veronica Wong, former Advocacy Director for University Settlement, Wendy Brawer (ED GreenMap) Ryan Gilliam (FABnyc) Chynna Krouser and K Webster SRPCC and Faye Qiu Project Manager for ROAR.

K Webster SRPCC with Chynna and with Faye and with former Manhattan Park Commissioner Perez.

Gabe and Tommy American Legion

Perez with Tommy Ong and Veronica Wong, Ian Wang, Mrs. Perez, and baby and former Man Commish Perez

Thankful for our sports and for Bellevue’s Jeff who with his crew is out here every week.

Gardens in front of the BRC: Homeless Memorial, Bette Hubbard, Rivington House and (soon to be) temporary home of the Hua Mei Birders during south of Delancey park reconstruction.

Tessa’s Gardens Stanton to Houston.

South of Delancey Gardens: Ribbon, Center, Hua Mei and de Britto. And more side gardens further south.

Thank you MKGardeners, Tessa Rob, Kate, K, the Alliance and all the volunteers here.

MKGarden Flowers and People at Rivington and Tessa’s Garden Houston

And two Gardens South of Delancey

Con Ed? MTA? Contractor?

These spaces are not safe to have on the edges of this park.